Testa is a revenue village in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh. It had a population of 460 in 71 households (Census 2011).
Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh.
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Testa is a village in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh. At the 2011 Census it had 460 people in 71 households, with a literacy rate of 60.5%. It is administered by the Testa gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 194302.
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Testa is in the Testa gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Testa ranks #14 of 25 inhabited villages in Zanskar tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Testa is a village of 460 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, the 14th of 25 inhabited villages in Zanskar tehsil by population. Literacy is 60.5%, 0.8 points above the tehsil figure of 59.7%, and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 194302; the LGD village code is 1087. The population is estimated at about 510 in 2026 (+11.3% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Testa →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Ladakh's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+11.3%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Kargil district, not figures for Testa.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Kargil district, not figures for Testa.
854 of 11,475 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 599 habitation rows in 15 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 16,017 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Testa. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Testa · 34.5535° N, 76.1350° E
Estimated: 100% of the 3 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity).
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District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
District Administration, Kargil · 23 Oct 2026
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
Apply by 9 Nov 2026
Source: State Bank of India · last checked 30 Oct 2026
Apply by 12 Nov 2026
Source: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Source: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Testa isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Zanskar tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office
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Police station
Buddhist monastery / temple
Buddhist monastery / temple
Buddhist monastery / temple
Buddhist monastery / temple
Buddhist monastery / temple
Place of worship
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Testa is a village in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district, Ladakh, India.
Testa is in Kargil district of Ladakh.
Testa comes under the Testa gram panchayat.
The pincode of Testa, Zanskar, Kargil is 194302.
As per the 2011 Census, Testa had a population of 460 (237 males and 223 females).
Testa had 71 households at the 2011 Census.
Testa covers about 171 hectares.
The literacy rate of Testa was 60.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Testa had 941 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Testa is in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.
Mohmad Haneefa (Independent) won the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat, which includes Testa, in 2024.
Testa is in the Lungnak development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Testa is 1087 and its Census 2011 village code is 1087.
Villages near Testa include Akchamal (within ~8 km), Shilikchey (within ~8 km), Yourbaltak (within ~8 km), Hardass (within ~8 km), Apatee (within ~8 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Testa's Census 2011 population of 460 by Ladakh's official RGI projection (+11.3% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 510 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Testa has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
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District climate page →No market in Kargil district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: PMY Chamba, Chamba district — about 121 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple · Apple | PMY Chamba | 4,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Banana | PMY Chamba | 4,000 | 4,500 | 4,250 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | PMY Chamba | 3,500 | 4,000 | 3,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Brinjal | PMY Chamba | 2,500 | 3,000 | 2,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | PMY Chamba | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Capsicum · Capsicum | PMY Chamba | 7,000 | 7,500 | 7,250 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot · Carrot | PMY Chamba | 3,500 | 4,000 | 3,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | PMY Chamba | 2,500 | 3,000 | 2,750 | 30 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Testa's shops. Best mandi price near Testa →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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